SAPPHIRE Technology has just launched the SAPPHIRE R9 290, the latest graphics card in its new R9 enthusiast series. Based on the latest Graphics Core Next GCN architecture from AMD, the card shares most of the features of the recently released flagship SAPPHIRE R9 290X delivering excellent performa...

It is time now to look at AMD's Radeon R9 290. This lower-cost R9 290 series video card packs a punch, not only in performance, but also in price. Watch it compete with the GeForce GTX 780, and win while being priced lower. This is the value you have been waiting for with gaming performance.

This has been an exciting few weeks in the GPU space, to say the least. AMD has released a new line-up of cards that cover the entire spectrum, from entry-level, affordable products, to ultra-powerful, high-end solutions, targeted at hardcore gamers. We've also seen NVIDIA react to AMD's recent rele...

A couple of weeks ago AMD launched their R9 290X GPU which took the market by storm … outperforming both GTX Titan and GTX 780 in the majority of situations. Just ahead of the GTX780 ti release from Nvidia - AMD unleash their more affordable high end partner card, the R9 290. How does this card fare...

Review of the AMD Radeon R9-290. We review the reference AMD Radeon R9-290, the product priced at 399 USD / 349 EUR is going to shock and awe in terms of price, features and performance. We'll test the card with FCAT Frametimes, Ultra High Definition and of course, we'll check out game performance w...

Review of the AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card. What happens when you take an AMD Radeon R9 290X video card and disable four compute units, lower the core clock speed just a smidge and slash the price by 150 dollars? You end up with the lower cost AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics card. The new Radeon R9 2...

Before Nvidia can strike back, it'll have to eat another blow in the form of the new Radeon R9 290. At 400 USD, the R9 290 offers fantastic value when you consider it will trail the 290X closely enough. In a sense, the R9 290 has kind of made R9 290X redundant, much like the GTX 780 did to the GTX T...

Today AMD fill the gap between R9 290X and R9 280X with the R9 290 and are pretty confident that, with the latest driver, it will have enough to match the GTX 780 so we will be taking a look at the two in games such as Battlefield 4, Batman: Arkham Origins and Total War: Rome 2 to establish whether ...

AMD is launching their new Radeon R9 290 today. It comes with slightly weaker specifications than the R9 290X, but can compete with its bigger brother in benchmarks. Thanks to the fantastic price of just USD399, the card is also extremely affordable.

The R9 290 is a rare card; it competes well against higher-priced NVIDIA and AMD offerings including the mighty R9 290X while selling for just 399 USD. Does that sound like a near-perfect approach? You bet.

AMD is launching the Radeon R9 290X today. The R9 290X represents AMD's fastest single-GPU video card ever produced. It is priced to be less expensive than the GeForce GTX 780, but packs a punch on the level of GTX TITAN. We look at performance, the two BIOS mode options, and even some 4K gaming.

In this article we review the reference AMD Radeon R9-290X. We'll benchmark these cards with FCAT Frametimes, Ultra High Definition and of course, we'll check out game performance with the latest games next to power consumption and heat levels as well. This is one review you don't wanna miss! The ne...

AMD has launched their new top-end Radeon R9 290X graphics card today. The new flagship wasn't ready in time for AMD's recent October 8th launch of midrange product, but the new top of the line model, based on the GPU codenamed Hawaii, is ready now. The R9 290 series GPU Hawaii is comprised of up to...

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 is nearly two years old and if you calculate that in gamer years it would be easily considered past its prime. Video cards don't get better as they age, so you would think that this card would be obsolete by now. The funny thing is that the Radeon HD 7970 is still a very compe...

Review of the AMD Radeon R9 290X Graphics Card Review with 4K Performance. A couple of weeks ago AMD launched their new R9 and R7 series cards which replace the 7000 series in the market. The models released up to this point have primarily been tweaked versions of existing GPUs however today we get ...

CrossFire Review of the AMD Radeon R9 290X video cards. In this review, we put two AMD Radeon R9 290X cards into a CrossFire configuration, delivering massively improved framerates that will easily handle the latest and greatest titles. With the pair of cards retailing at just 100 USD more than a si...

Review of the new AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB video card. AMD's R9 290X 4GB is finally here. This card has been designed to compete directly against NVIDIA's GTX 780 and TITAN but there's one major surprise in this launch: a price of just 549 USD.

The GeForce GTX Titan blew us all away eight months ago with its mindblowingly fast GPU. The catch, of course, was that Nvidia wanted 1,000 USD for it. In a sense, the Radeon R9 290X could be considered AMD's Titan, as it takes the Tahiti architecture and stuffs with nearly 2000 million more transis...

AMD's new Radeon R9 290X launches today. Based on a new Hawaii GPU, the card promises record-breaking performance. Not only performance is impressive: With a price of 549 USD, it's also the most affordable high-performance option, which will certainly put massive pressure on NVIDIA.

ASUS is using a completely revamped PCB design and the cooler from their GeForce GTX 780 DC II on their latest R9 280X card. The card also comes overclocked out of the box with an overclock on both memory and GPU, which provides a serious performance advantage over the reference design.

Review of the HIS Radeon R9 280X IceQ X2 Video Card. Since AMD announced their GPU 14 R9 series video cards, AIB partners have been tweaking and tuning their own aftermarket designs. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 Turbo Boost 3GB video card. As the nam...

We evaluate the new ASUS R9 280X DirectCU II TOP video card and compare it to GeForce GTX 770 and Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition. We will find out which video card provides the best value and performance in the 300 USD price segment. Does it provide better performance a than its competition in the 400 U...

In this review we will be looking at the new MSI R9 270X Gaming 2G video card. As the name suggests the card features the AMD Radeon R9 270X GPU targeted at the occasional gamer and budget minded enthusiast.

The new Radeon R9 280X is based on the AMD HD 7970 GHz Edition design. MSI has taken their highly successful dual fan cooler from the GAMING Series and put it on the new card. They also included an overclock out of the box and software voltage control.

When it comes to AMD video card manufactures there really only a few different names that come to mind. At the top of that list for most people will be Sapphire. Those of you who made it out to LanOC v13 will also remember that Sapphire joined us for our event as well. When they offered to let us ta...

Reviews of the AMD Radeon R9 270X and Sapphire TOXIC R9 270X Video Cards. When it comes to discrete graphics, the 199 USDprice point is known as the gamer's sweet spot by both AMD and NVIDIA. This is arguably the front line in the battle for your money when it coming to gaming graphics cards. The AM...

Every new launch means new custom PCB designs from the manufactures. The first to hit our office this time around was an R9 270X from Gigabyte with their Windforce cooler design and an overclock. In the past I have been impressed with Gigabytes Windforce designs for their pure cooling power, I'm exc...

The Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X OC edition is a great edition to the mainstream gamer category at a very attractive price point. For 199.99 USD you get a graphics card that is factory overclocked, quiet, power efficient and can play games on high settings at over 30 frames per second.

Video Review of the HIS R7 240 and HIS R7 250 iCooler Boost Clock Video Cards. The HIS R7 240 and 250 iCooler Boost Clock Video Cards are entry level, but they still offer a lot of features and technologies. While these video cards won't impress gamers, they would be perfect for a HTPC build or a ba...

Of all the R7 and R9 series cards that were released today, the AMD Radeon R7 260X is the most intriguing for a variety of reasons. This card is essentially a re-brand of the AMD Radeon HD 7790 with some unlocked goodies that were previously unknown. For example the Bonaire XT GPU used on the AMD Ra...

In this review we take a peek at the Radeon R9-280X from ASUS, they plastered the GPU on a custom PCB, tweaked it and then applied their DirectCUII cooling technology. As such the product should be interesting for many of you. Follow us into this review where we'll look at temperatures, noise, perfo...

AMD's new Radeon R9 270X matches last generation's HD 7950 in performance, while still coming at an attractive 200 USD price point. We were a bit disappointed by the reference design cooler, but board partners will soon release their own designs with custom heatsinks that will perform better.

Review of the ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II TOP Graphics Card. Today we will cover the highest specification model available at the time of writing, the R9 280X and our version is the ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU 2 TOP 3GB. That is an overclocked version of the card and one of the highest specific...

Review of the AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB video card. AMD's R9 280X is meant to target the gamers'sweet spot at 299USD and even though the existing Tahiti architecture runs at its heart, you'll be hard pressed to find a better value.